In Love with Food

When was the First time you heard, "Waao.. Congratulations... so? when are you throwing a Party?" .. or in the Indian colloquial way.. "Chal..Treat dey... ". I am sure it dates back to your childhood. Whatever the occasion be! Birth, Examination results, New Clothes, New Bike, Girlfriend, Job, Promotions, Car, Returning home after a long period of time..and the list goes on.... this is one thing that is common to all the Celebrations - rather, Celebrations are incomplete without this - "FOOD"!!!

 Humans and delicious Food - The relation is very deep. Spin the globe, and any random state you point on will have a history of at least one special cuisine related to itself. At a few places, we even find a city named after a Food Dish, or may be vice-versa. Men have undertook adventure travel across land and seas to find variety of Spices. And i just got reminded of the famous saying, that "The way to a Man's heart is through his Stomach".

I wonder sometime, what makes the food delicious? If it was about the Red Chili Powder, i am sure people would have never love sweets. And if it was about Grilling, Fresh Fruit Salads would never be so popular. It also cannot be a particular place or a Chef, Piazzas and their variants would never be so popular and readily available across the globe. I believe its the Toughest Muscle called Tongue, and the way it has been brought up (read practiced). For some people, Turmeric Powder is the most essential ingredient, while others cant stand the slightest hint of Pepper in their food.

This Industry is one the most fastest growing ones and as analyst say, it will be the least effected by any Recession. But, coming back to the question that creped in my mind - "What's more important?" People & Celebrations or FOOD? Imagine a newly married couple enjoying their honeymoon on the Palm Islands, and having just Bread & Butter for their breakfast. Can you imagine? Now imagine a guy, sitting lonely somewhere, and calls up the Pizza service for delivery. Now is this imaginable? I was amazed to know that at few parts of the World,. even on an occasion of Death, delicious food is prepared and close ones are invited to have a Feast (of course they say its for the Peace of the Ongoing Soul).

 Relationship of Humans with Food has been a long term affair now. From the era, when we hunted and ate raw flesh, to the day when we use microwaves ovens. I believe, this relationship tops the charts, for you may find a person not talking to another for years, but you will rarely find anyone with such enmity with FOOD !!!

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